Download - Sw Librarians Presentation2008.06.03
Second Life
One-0-One
Second Life Introduction
What is Second Life?
• Web-Based Virtual World Social Networking Business Recreation
What Can You Do?
• Avatars• Create/Build• Activities InteractionExplorationBusiness CreationJust About Anything!
Avatar Appearance
Avatar Appearance
Build / Create
To Spend or Not to Spend?
Library/Education Role in Second Life• Second Life Libraries Promote Knowledge Helping Newbies Other Second Life Info General Real Life Info ….Many educational events
Library/Education Role in Second Life• Distance/Immersive Learning
Library/Education Role in Second Life• Museums
Library/Education Role in Second Life• Events: Conferences, Book Fairs
Statistics• 13,868,639 Total Residents
• 1,138,068 Residents Logged-In During Last 60 Days http://secondlife.com/whatis/economy_stats.php
• US Dollars spent in Second Life over last 24 hours $1,835,550 as of 5:59pm PDThttp://secondlife.reuters.com/
StatisticsPhilip Rosedale, Creator of Second Life• 75% users are international• In 2007, users spent over 220 million hours in
Second Life• Over 100 universities are holding classes in Second
Life. http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/20/technology/kirkpatrick_rosedale.fortune/index.htm
• By 2011, 80% of active Internet users will have a virtual world avatar.http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=503861
Personal Involvement
My Activities• Land of LincolnHistory ConferenceExhibitsBook Discussion GroupBuilding of Historical Homes• Shopping, Dancing, Exploring
• Contact: [email protected] Second Life: Plautia Corvale
• Links:Second Life
http://www.secondlife.comSecond Life Librarians
http://infoisland.org/Second Life Educators
http://www.sl-educationblog.org/